Wei Qing performed a small sacrificial ceremony on Langjuxu Mountain on behalf of the emperor. From the perspective of nature, people's hearts, legal principles, and imagination, the area south of Langjuxu was included in the territory of the Han Dynasty. After Su Ren mentioned it,
, the words "Boundary of the Han Dynasty" were engraved on the back of the newly erected stone tablet on Langjuxu Mountain, showing the majesty and power of the Han Dynasty. After doing all this, the army finally embarked on its return journey.
The difficulty of setting off a large army is unimaginable, especially in ancient times when there were no cars, ships, or airplanes. There were only two power systems available, livestock or people. Raising livestock is not easy, so people are the best means of transportation. According to history
According to records, in order to defeat the Xiongnu, Liu Che mobilized cattle, horses and 200,000 civilians from all over the world to transport food and grass to Wei Qing's army.
However, the civilian husbands who transported grain and grass behind Su Ren were very different from the previous civilian husbands, because they received the labor money given to them by the Hussars General's camp, and it was quite a lot. Although they were not as rich as those soldiers with millions of dollars, those soldiers
People have paid for their lives, so they have nothing to say. With money and practical benefits, the peasants really work hard.
The soldiers are eager to go home, the civilian husbands are eager to go home, and even the pack animals are eager to go home. Su Ren's white horse has been with him for many years. In principle, it is considered an old horse and cannot be used on the battlefield, let alone as a mount for the commander.
.However, Su Ren always kept it by his side and even hired a groom to take care of it. Only on certain days, Su Ren would appear in front of many subordinates riding his old friend.
This morning, the old horse was very excited. He ran up to Su Ren with his legs down, and kept touching Su Ren with his almost hairless head. He touched the white horse's sparse mane and chatted for a long time.
, when talking about being happy, the white horse will neigh a few times to express its mood. The white horse is old, and its head drooped after it couldn't walk very far. Su Ren got off the horse, touched the white horse's head and comforted it for a long time.
Then he took out Baima's favorite beans, which made Baima feel better.
Han Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, and asked the groom to take the white horse away, and said to Su Ren: "There is news from Chang'an that the court meeting against you has ended. Although it is not a serious crime such as treason, it is not a small crime to be disrespectful.
Furthermore, Your Majesty has ordered someone from the Lieutenant’s Mansion to arrest you. If you can’t escape now, you won’t be able to leave once you reach Yanmen Pass.”
"Why is it a lieutenant? Shouldn't it be a lieutenant?" Su Ren asked.
Han Qing smiled again: "Zhang Tang is your student. Some people are worried, so they suggested that your majesty should avoid the Tingwei Mansion in dealing with you. Your Majesty also agreed, and then sent people from the Lieutenant Mansion to arrest you."
Su Ren nodded: "This makes sense, but I don't know who your Majesty will appoint as lieutenant after Lieutenant Guan Fu resigns. Logically speaking, Li Danghu or Gongsun Ao are the most suitable candidates. Unfortunately, one of them is in the Western Regions now.
One is still here."
Han Qing shook his head: "The resignations of the Prime Minister and the Lieutenant have been rejected by His Majesty, but the Prime Minister submitted a letter of resignation again, and General Guan was sent to Yanmen to close it."
"Ah? No one said that Guan Fu and I are friends?"
Han Qing said with a smile: "Who dares to say anything about His Majesty's personal decree?"
Guan Fu waited at Yanmen Pass for a full five days, but still saw no sign of the army returning. Guan Fu was very leisurely. In addition to waiting at Yanmen Pass, he sometimes went back to Mayi City to wander around. There was a dazzling array of goods and all kinds of goods.
The merchants, who spoke different dialects, bargained with each other with blushing faces, and shook hands with each other with laughter and curses.
Guanfu was not a businessman, and he had no business acumen, but he could tell from the huge crowds and mountains of goods how big the trade volume was. Walking into a Han shop, you would see fine silks and thick cottons.
Put on the shelves, in Guan Fu's eyes, these things are not of the highest quality. The only advantages are that the silk is gorgeous and the cotton is thicker, but there are many customers in the store.
"What do you want to order? Our store has the finest silk and the thickest cotton. The silks all come from Shu County and the cotton comes from Jiangsu City. You should know about these two places, right? They are both places that produce good things. If you, guest
The quantity required is large, so we can discuss it carefully." The shopkeeper looked kindly, and seeing Mr. Guan's tall, burly face and full beard, he regarded Mr. Guan as just another fat sheep.
Guan Fu laughed loudly: "I want a large supply of goods, but I'm afraid your small shop won't have enough."
The store manager looked excited: "Although the old man said it, the store is not small enough and he will ask for help from his peers. However, the old man can rest assured that the quality of the goods is absolutely no problem. Our Chang'an Chamber of Commerce will never pass off shoddy products. What we pay attention to is credibility."
Character."
Guan Fu nodded: "Very good! The word "credit" is very popular with me, but I think I will disappoint the shopkeeper. I am not a businessman. I have nothing to do today. I just came to Mayi for a walk, so I will disturb you a lot."
Although the shopkeeper was disappointed, he still had a smile on his face: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. When you enter the door of the shop, you will be a customer. The old gentleman can come whenever he wants. The villain must be attentive to you. This is called a customer."
It’s God.”
"God?"
"The person General Su said this was Su Qiaoqi! He, the old man, should know that, right?"
When Guan Fu heard what the shopkeeper said about Su Ren, he immediately became interested and nodded: "It's like thunder! The shop owner also knows General Su?"
"The old gentleman may not know that our Su Qiaoqi is talented in both literature and martial arts. Not to mention fighting, he is also a wizard in business. Unfortunately, I heard that someone in the court accused Su Qiaoqi of treason, and some lieutenant was sent to arrest him. The old gentleman can
heard?"
Guan Fu nodded: "Yes, he also said he wanted to behead him!"
"Really? Who wants to do this? Su Qiaoqi is a hero of our Han Dynasty. If His Majesty wants to kill Su Qiaoqi, then it will be really..."
Guan Fu thought for a while: "What if the imperial court must kill Su Ren? He must have torn up the imperial edict and beaten the servant who delivered the edict. This is a serious crime. Even if the emperor kills him, there is nothing wrong, right?"
"This isn't right!" the shopkeeper said anxiously: "Your Majesty can't kill people without asking questions, right? The boy from my distant uncle's second son's third uncle's family is under Su Qiaoqi's command. He told me about the chamberlain who delivered the order that day.
Nonsense, this is why Su Qiaoqi tore up the imperial edict and beat him. Think about it, who is Su Qiaoqi? He is a general who commands tens of thousands of troops. If he is really angry, why don't he kill someone?"
Guan Fu nodded repeatedly: "Do you know what the chamberlain said?"
The shopkeeper looked around and pulled Guan Fu's arm. Guanfu followed the shopkeeper to a corner where there were few people. The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "I see that you, old man, are not outsiders, but also Han Chinese, right?"
From Chang'an?"
Guan Fu did not refute, but nodded: "Yes, I came from Chang'an with the lieutenant."
"Oh, then you will always go back and tell the lieutenant these words? It doesn't matter. No one in Yanmen Pass knows about this matter. Just inquire about it." The shopkeeper smiled calmly: "The waiter said that Su Piao was good at riding horses.
Master Gao Zhen, if you have other ideas, he can help! You always say, is this guy the one who deserves to die? It’s just that Su Qiaoqi has a good temper, if anyone else had caught him, he would have killed him first."
Guan Fu was stunned: "Is that true?"
"Can there be any lies? I heard that it was instigated by some people in Chang'an. Someone wants to harm Su Piaoqi!" The shopkeeper lowered his voice a little lower: "Old sir, please think about a chamberlain who is delivering orders, Su Piaoqi."
Why did Su Qiaoqi beat him and tear up the imperial edict? How much courage does it take to do this? Another reason, why didn't Su Qiaoqi kill the chamberlain? It's because it's not clear if he killed him, so he could be kept alive so that he could talk later."
Seeing Guan Fu nodding his head repeatedly, the shopkeeper continued: "Su Piaoqi has made great achievements. Some people in the court were jealous and established two chambers of commerce, which almost cut off the wealth of the nobles. Can no one want Su Piaoqi to die?"
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor should not investigate Su Huoqi, but rather find out who wants to harm Su Huoqi and dig out all the worms in our big man's life."
Guan Fu and the shopkeeper chatted in that corner for a long time, until there were more and more people in the shop and the shopkeeper couldn't handle it, they gave up. After coming out of the silk shop, Guan Fu went into several shops one after another, including a porcelain shop and a wooden shop.
Guan Fu also heard more or less news about Su Ren and Su Qiaoqi in different shops such as a lacquer shop, a bronze shop, etc. Although the words were different and the explanations were different, the meaning was clearly expressed.
Well, that means Su Qiaoqi is a good person and has made great achievements, but someone wants to harm him.
When he returned to his station, Guan Fu was in a dilemma. The last time he came to Yanmen Pass was to catch Su Ren, but he didn't expect that this time he came to Yanmen Pass on such an errand. The last errand was not done well, and Su Ren almost died. This time
He could see that if it was not done yet, without the emperor's order, merchants like Yanmenguan could kill him with money.
After waiting for half a month, Su Ren finally returned with his army. Although he looked a little tired, he was in a good mood. Guan Fu greeted him outside the city as a private person and a friend, and merchants from Yanmen Pass spontaneously organized and set up
They sat on the flowing water mat to pray for the soldiers who had returned victoriously. Su Ren, a handsome man, ordered the whole army to rest for three days, which was applauded by everyone.
Guan Fu was not that unkind, and he was very shrewd and did not mention the purpose of his visit all day long. He waited until evening, and then had to come up with the imperial edict and the supplementary ticket from the Grand Sima's House to explain the court's culpability and punishment of Su Ren.
The announcement was made. Although Xie Baichuan, Lei Gui, Liu Jian, Li Cheng and others were angry, they could not do anything about the court's treatment.
Guan Fu handed the imperial edict to Su Ren: "Brother, I really tried my best!"
Su Ren nodded: "Understood! I don't know in my heart what the outcome will be if I go back this time, but I can be sure that I will not die, so don't cry in despair. Brothers should be happy that they have triumphed. We have to leave first this time."
One step, I'll wait for you in Chang'an!" (To be continued)
